Stand-pipe.



Patented Mar. 25, I902. G. GULLAND.

STAND PIPE.

(Application filed May 21, 1901.)

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STAND PIPE.

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STAN D -PIPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 695,925, dated March 25, 1902. Application filed May 21,1901. Serial No. 61,259. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES GULLAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburg, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stand-Pipes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in standpipes and is designed especially for the form of stand-pipe having a flexible spout.

The invention consists in the details of construction tending to lessen the number of parts and to provide a single lever for actuating the locking means, so as to allow the spout to be turned from one position to the other and also to actuate the valve mechanism to turn on the water.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the stand-pipe, while Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Figs. 3 and 4: are detail views.

The stand-pipe is shown at A and is provided with a spout B, flexibly connected to the stand-pipe by a rubber joint 0. The spout has arms a, secured at the inner end thereof, and these extend rearwardly, having pivotal connection at the point I) with arms c, rigidly secured to the upper end of the stand-pipe. The pivotal connection is at a point midway of the flexible connection. The flexible spout is balanced byasuitable weight D in the pit, this weight being connected by rods 6 with the rear end of the levers a. The stand-pipe is provided with a hollow base E, mounted upon the platform above the pit, and this incloses the lower part of the standpipe. The stand-pipe has a swiveling connection to allow the spout to be turned into positions at right angles, and in order to prevent the turning of the spout accidentally I form a locking connection which consists of a gravity-catch f, adapted to lock the standpipe and its base together by means of a projection f on the catch f, engaging a slot in the top of the base. I provide for the lifting of this gravity-catch by hand through the medium of a hand-lever g, having a cam-face h and adapted to raise the catch through a pawl t'. I also provide for the unlocking of this connection by means of a red k, which carries a stop Z, engaging a part of the gravityoatch and adapted to lift the same. The upper end of this rod is connected to abellcrank m on the elbow of the stand-pipe by a.

spring a, which forms an elastic connection. The opposite end of the bell-crank is connected to a rod 0, which has a jointed connection to rod 19, which in turn is connected to a hand-lever q, arranged on the end of the flexible spout. This hand-lever has a pivotal connection with the end of the rod 13 and is adapted to be moved to the right or left to unlock the stand-pipe from its base, so as to allow it to be swung into or out of position.

So far as I am aware, stand-pipes have always been provided with two sets of operating devices-one to operate the unlocking connection and the other to turn on the water; but in my construction I utilize the same connection forthis purpose and extend the rod through the base and into the pit, where it terminates in a slide 1', having a right-angular end 3. This end is adapted to come in contact with a ring 75, leading to an auxiliary controller a, which governs the inlet of water to and through the stand-pipe. The handlever q is guided in its movement, and this guide (shown at a) is of such construction as to indicate to the operator the movement sufficient, first, to unlock the stand-pipe from its standard, and, secondly, the movement suffi- CHARLES GULLAND.

Witnesses:

CARL WENDELL IIoLMEs, JAMES SMITH. 

